Chicago Restaurants in Chicago with global-eclectic cuisine

Heritage Restaurant & Caviar Bar

A number of local restaurant vets keeps this Humboldt Park-based restaurant running smoothly. Heritage is inspired by classic Eastern European cuisine and is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Long Room

This Irving Park pub at the corner of Irving Park Road and Ashland Avenue has been around for almost 20 years. During that time, it's maintained a respectable rep for local live entertainment.

Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar

This is a legit hipster lounge and eatery in the heart of Bridgeport.

Uproar

It’s not easy opening a bar or a restaurant during an international pandemic, but Uproar is proving that with the right high-quality comfort food, a restaurant can weather any storm.

Goree Cuisine

The authentic Senegalese eatery is open daily and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner in its South Side establishment. Goree Cuisine showcases the best of the West African country's fare, which includes lots of seafood.

Bar Takito

An offshoot of Wicker Park's Takito Kitchen, Bar Takito is a larger space with a more booze- and small plates-centric menu.

Cindy's Rooftop

The scene-y rooftop lounge and restaurant is located on the 13th floor of the Chicago Athletic Club Hotel. Its biggest draw is the view, of course, which includes Millennium Park, Grant Park, Michigan Avenue and Lake Michigan.

Nora

Gone are the days when hotel restaurants were an after-thought; Nora, the restaurant in the St. Clair, is the centerpiece of this classic Chicago hotel.

Real Kitchen - Uptown

Chef-driven prepared meals and a la minute sandwiches form the crux of the operations at this small, sunny storefront.

The Gage

Steps from Millennium Park, The Gage serves upscale comfort food, fine wines, boutique beers and whiskeys amid a vintage decor. The tavern is situated in a group of three buildings collectively known as the Gage Group that were built in 1889–1890 by Holabird & Roche for the millinery firms of Gage Bros. & Co., Theodore Ascher & Co. and Edson Keith & Co.

Cherry Circle Room

Rooftop bar Cindy's gets all the attention because it overlooks Millennium Park, but Cherry Circle Room is the true star of Chicago Athletic Association Hotel. It's tucked away on the second level of the restored property, which was a men's only club for a number of decades after opening at the turn of the 20th century.

avec River North

From One Off Hospitality, the restaurant group that brought you such Chicago classics as Blackbird, Publican and avec, comes avec River North, specializing in sophisticated yet casual Mediterranean-influenced cuisine

Cheesecake Factory - Hancock Center

To the bafflement of locals, this national chain always scores big with tourists. Look for a broad menu of globally influenced dishes, loads of desserts and long lines.

Ikram/The Red Box

Upscale designer clothing boutique was a mainstay in the Gold Coast for more than 10 years. It was the spot to shop for Chicago's female elite, from the likes of Mellody Hopson and Desiree Rogers to First Lady Michelle Obama. New River North location should continue to attract the same. Here, there's also a tiny cafe called The Red Box, certain to be a fave among the "ladies who lunch" crowd.

Eleven Eleven Chicago

Formerly known as Honey's, Eleven Eleven resurrects the space with a more casual, neighborhood-friendly menu. The stylish venue retains the same design, with a spacious cocktail lounge in the front and an adjacent intimate dining room.

Brass Heart

Chef Matt Kerney, formerly of Michelin-starred Longman & Eagle, heads up the kitchen in this fine dining restaurant that specializes in 9- and 12-course tasting menus, two of which are fully vegan.

Marshall's Landing

Located atop the Grand Stair on the 2nd floor of Chicago’s iconic Merchandise Mart, Marshall’s Landing is theMART's center of gravity for gathering, socializing, eating, drinking, noshing, caffeinating and working.

Temporis

Temporis offers adventure dining, a tasting menu experience that presents foods you've never heard of as well as foods you know...but in new and exciting combinations.

Café Sofie

Café Sophie is a well-curated market and café, perfect for picking up specialty items or having a special breakfast, lunch or dinner.

SPiN

By combining an unusual mixture of sport, design and entertainment, SPiN CHiCAGO has created a unique day and nighttime venue with 20 ping-pong courts, multiple bars, restaurant, pro-shop and two private lounges. SPiN is open to anyone and everyone during the day and 21+ after 9pm.

WoodWind

WoodWind is situated in the former space of GreenRiver, the highly lauded, yet now shuttered cocktail lounge and eatery. Though there's a strong emphasis on cocktails here, expect a completely different experience.

Bombola

Bombola is yet another exotic restaurant offering from the Bonhomme Hospitality Group, joining their many fine dining and drinking establishments like Porto, Bordel, and Beatnik.

Lobby at the Peninsula Chicago

The Michelin-starred Lobby at the Peninsula Chicago serves contemporary American cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner -- plus traditional tea service.

AceBounce

Former David Burke's Steakhouse and Virgin Hotels Chicago Executive Chef Rick Gresh now heads the kitchen at 1901 Restaurant, a globally focused eatery inside AceBounce. With AceBounce being one of several trendy new ping pong bars around town, the food aspect is only a bonus.

Susie's Drive-Thru

Tiny counter-serve stand serving burgers, hot dogs, subs & a vast milkshake menu.

Ahjoomah's Apron

The authentic Korean restaurant is the only of its kind in Chinatown. Ahjoomah's Apron specializes in traditional Korean cuisine, including bulgogi (Korean barbecue), bibimbap (rice with vegetables), and a number of Korean stews and soups.

Maxwells Trading

In the Kinzie Corridor, Maxwell Trading adopts a new restaurant model: a place to eat and a place to shop for things like books and paper

Porto

Bonhomme Hospitality Group partner Daniel Alejandro Alonso goes back to his roots with a Spanish-inspired, seafood-focused eatery. Porto pays homage to fishing villages and rural hamlets along the Atlantic Coast of Portugal and Galicia. It aims to showcase the wine, fish and conservas (gourmet tinned seafood) from this region.

Raised: An Urban Rooftop Bar

In 2016, the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel unveiled a cool little indoor/outdoor rooftop lounge called Raised. It's named as such for a couple of reasons. It draws inspiration from the "raising" of the iconic bridges lining the Chicago River as well as the concept of urban gardens, utilizing "raised" garden beds to grow their harvest in an urban environment.

EL Ideas

Former MeatyBalls food truck owner Phillip Foss opened a ballsy, six-seater in the heart of Pilsen to explore the food he really wants to cook. To snag a hard-to-get reservation, email reservations@ELideas.com.

Old Irving Brewing Co.

What was originally envisioned as Crooked Fork Brewery by Homaro Cantu became Old Irving Brewing Co. in the wake of his death. Longtime Cantu friends and colleagues helped envision the far northwest side taproom, which features unique brews along with a bevy of equally original dishes.

Good Measure

So much more than just a bar, Good Measure serves not only wonderful cocktails but a highly inventive – and delicious – selection of food.

Jennivee's Bakery

Late-night hours, cakes by the slice, Filipino flavors and a distinctly LGBTQ-friendly business focus are a few of the aspects that set this Lakeview/Wrigleyville sweets shop apart from the pack. Owned by (and named for) Filipino native Jennifer Vailoces, the unique bakery spotlights cakes and pastries inspired by ingredients from around the world.

Curfew

On the website, Curfew describes itself as an American tavern...but that designation seems very unfair. Curfew is a lot more than just a place to go for drinks; their menu of delectable edibles is broad and deep.

Barrio

Located in the heart of River North at the prominent corner of Clark & Kinzie St. and in the same building as their Italian concept Siena Tavern, DineAmic Group brings you Barrio -- Barrio is a creative take on traditional Mexican fare with pan-Latin and American influences.

The Promontory

The guys behind Michelin-starred Dusek's and Longman & Eagle bring their magic touch to the South Side. The Promontory is their contribution to the Hyde Park neighborhood, and it's located in the center of the area's action at 53rd Street.

Velvet Taco

Texas-based Velvet Taco is a globally inspired taqueria featuring chicken, vegetables, pork, seafood, and steak in unusual flavor combinations like buffalo chicken and Mediterranean calamari. Margaritas and rotisserie chicken round out the bi-level space at this Gold Coast locale.

Carnivale

A venue this big, vibrant and full of energy deserves a fitting menu. Carnivale spotlights the cuisine of many countries in South America and there's an exotic cocktail list to complement.

Bronzeville Winery

Bronzeville Winery is the biggest thing to hit Bronzeville in quite some time.

Commonwealth Tavern

Contemporary American fare with a locally sourced and seasonal tilt take the stage at this Roscoe Village tavern, helmed by Owen & Engine vet Kevin Church.

Bounce Sporting Club

Based out of New York City, Chicago's latest late-night haunt is a hip and stylish update to the sports bar norm. Bounce Sporting Club is a sprawling, multi-room dining and drinking complex in River North, featuring a lengthy cocktail program, wine list and craft beer alongside a broad menu of contemporary bar snacks and American comfort food — think flatbreads, chicken wings and french fries galore.

Proxi

Through a fresh and innovative American lens, Proxi, a sister restaurant to Partner and Executive Chef Andrew Zimmerman’s Sepia, scours the most culinary-rich corners of the globe to inspire a menu that celebrates the bold flavors of multicultural street foods through pristine ingredients.

Superkhana International

Superkhana International represents the next step in the evolution of Indian-American cuisine in Chicago, a clear break with the more traditional offerings on Devon Avenue.

Webster's Wine Bar

The Logan Square reboot of Webster's Wine Bar is completely different from the original, which was located in Lincoln Park. It's still very wine focused, however, there is also an emphasis on craft cocktails and local beer.

Kitchen + Kocktails

Kitchen + Kocktails is a good time; from the moment you step in the door, you know this is a place that is going to make you smile.

Hubbard Inn

Executive Chef Eric Babula (Punch Bowl, City Works, Old Town Pour House, Waldorf Astoria, RA Sushi) is behind the menu at the newly renovated Hubbard Inn, which underwent more than $1 million in remodeling.

Oriole

With the Michelin-starred Senza, chef/owner Noah Sandoval proved that gluten-free could go gourmet. But with his current venture into Chicago's red-hot dining scene, he demonstrates that his cuisine appeals to all palates.

Mid America Club

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Split-Rail

"New Americana" is the bill of fare at this lofty West Town restaurant, the solo debut for Zoe Schor. After catapulting to local fame at Ada Street, the talented chef decamped to open her own venture, honing in on the playful, irreverent and progressive flavors she became known for at the Bucktown restaurant.

Elske

The year 2017 was big for culinary couple David and Anna Posey, who opened Elske to a barrage of accolades. The restaurant is situated in the West Loop and pays homage to the couple's Danish heritage.

TeaGschwendner

This Germany-based artisan tea purveyor set up shop in Chicago for its first and only American outpost, located in the Gold Coast and Lincoln Park.

Daisies

Vegetables and pastas take the spotlight at Logan Square's inimitable Daisies, a family-run endeavor from chef Joe Frillman and co. The quaint, bustling restaurant features an ever-changing menu of handmade pastas, ranging in color and style from vivid beet agnolotti with smoked trout roe to black truffle ravioli with rhubarb and cured lamb.

The Exchange

Housed in Daniel Burnham's historic Railroad Exchange building, The Exchange restaurant is headed up by James Beard-nominated Chef Brian Huston, serving a menu designed to please the many people who stop into this Michigan Avenue location.

Moody Tongue

Brewmaster Jared Rouben and Chef Jared Wentworth are the two-man team behind the “culinary brewing” philosophy at Moody Tongue, an approach that connects kitchen and brewery to create beers and foods that work together for a truly extraordinary drinking and dining experience.

Back Room

The venerable live blues and jazz venue moves one block south after more than 40 years in the same home. In its new space, the Back Room is now under ownership of Three Headed Productions, which also owns the adjacent The Drawing Room.

Gadabout

“Elevated, non-traditional street food” is how the husband-wife team of Rolf (Girl and the Goat, Boka, Pacific Standard Time) and Meagan Pedersen (Hopleaf) describe the food they prepare at Gadabout.

One Eleven Food Hall

One Eleven Food Hall is designed to be a bridge for entrepreneurs wanting to open their restaurants or start a larger scale food business without the burden of huge overhead expenses.

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Venteux

Chef Don Young (Temporis, WoodWind) at Venteux provides his takes on traditional French bistro classics, with a number of other popular dishes, ensuring that everyone will be happy when they dine at his new restaurant.

Joy District

Heavily influenced by Asian cuisine, Joy District is the latest project from 8 Hospitality, which is also behind Hubbard Inn and Barn & Company. It's situated on three levels in one of the busiest parts of the River North neighborhood. The biggest draw is Joy District's rooftop bar, which offers spectacular views of the city's skyline.

Lula Cafe

Logan Square's hip destination for brunch, lunch and dinner continues to thrive even with an explosion of new restaurants opening around it. Chef/owner Jason Hammel specializes in a farm-to-table approach to dishes.

Off Site Bar

Off Site Bar, located behind Longman & Eagle, serves as a diminutive, casual watering hole filled with beer, cocktails, and snack plates.

Goddess and Grocer (Bucktown)

You will find deli sandwiches made to order, ready-made salads, a fresh salad bar, sliced deli meats and cheeses, artisanal cheeses, rotisserie chicken and ribs, ready-to-eat meals and a selection of groceries, including handmade chocolates, cookies and desserts, pastas and sauces, mustards, dressings and condiments, crackers, snack items, wine and beer. Full catering is available. This location has ample seating upstairs.

Little Beet Table

Fresh from New York City, Little Beet Table is a vegetable-centric restaurant recently opened in the Gold Coast.

Bambola

Bambola is a recent addition to the Bonhomme Hospitality Group's restaurant portfolio, joining others like Porto, Beatnik, Bordel, Disco and Celeste.

Villains

Thanks to acclaimed chef Dennis Stover, Villains is a spot raising the bar on bar food. This longtime South Loop staple underwent a transformation from a burger bar to a restaurant and watering hole with a full-fledged craft beer program and an extensive chef-driven menu.

Navy Pier

Year-round family attraction on Lake Michigan features entertainment, cruises, special events, shops, restaurants, a food court, more than 50 acres of parks, gardens, rides and more.

Beatrix

Lettuce Entertain You chef/partners Susan Weaver, John Chiakulas and Rita Dever alongside Lettuce executive partner Marc Jacobs opened their most eclectic restaurant to date in River North

The Bristol

You'll find an eclectic, ever-changing menu of seasonal small plate- and large-plate dishes at this semi-casual Bucktown eatery. Daily specials can be found on the chalkboard in the back of the dining room, which is designed to look like an updated cafeteria. Expect plenty of game dishes.

Homestead on the Roof

This is the fourth restaurant from Greg Mohr and Scott Weiner (The Fifty/50, West Town Bakery, Roots Pizza). The concept merges a farm-to-table approach with global cooking. The menus are seasonal. Former Boka Restaurant Group head bartender Benjamin Schiller has joined the team to make hand-crafted, signature cocktails.

Yolk (South Loop)

Yolk specializes in all things egg — omelets, scramblers, frittatas, and even an egg-topped breakfast pizza, plus pancakes, French toast, crepes, oatmeal, specialty juices and their own private-labeled premium coffee. The lunch menu features salads and sandwiches. Other locations are in Streeterville and River North.

Roister

It's safe to say that Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas own the corner at Fulton Market and Morgan Street. That's because they're behind four wildly successful establishments there: The Aviary, Next, The Office and 2016 newcomer Roister.

Waydown

Waydown is Ace Hotel Chicago’s rooftop bar and lounge. Named after a sad song by Illinois native John Prine, Waydown draws inspiration from the long and storied tradition of Midwestern watering holes, offering ample views of the downtown skyline, nightly music and strong, no-nonsense drinks.

Whole Foods Market - Lincoln Park

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Gulliver's Pizzeria & Restaurant

Since 1965, Gulliver's has been serving North Siders an eclectic menu of legendary pizza and burgers, Mexican, Italian and other fare amid a dining room chockfull of antique lamps — 430 chandeliers! — leaded glass and sculpture.

Lutz Cafe & Pastry Shop

This Lincoln Square institution, opened in 1948, serves light fare, Austrian-style tortes and Viennese-style coffee presented in individual pots with whipped cream on the side. The dining room is behind the bakery, which sells European pastries and house-made marzipan and chocolates. In summer, there's a charming outdoor cafe.

Chicago French Market

The heart of the MetraMarket, Chicago French Market features a unique collection of more than 30 local vendors hand selected for their individual passions and high-quality products.

Dining Room at Kendall College

Open for lunch and dinner, The Dining Room at Kendall College offers both a la carte and prix-fixe menus prepared by culinary students.

Fancy Plants Cafe

Fancy Plants Café is living proof that vegetarian restaurants have come a long way in the past few years; from drab restaurants serving brown rice with everything, they’ve become worthy destinations, offering finessed, finely tuned veg-forward offerings, many times with a fine-dining attention to detail.

Ema

"Top Chef" alum Chris "CJ" Jacobson joins the ranks of Stephanie Izard (Girl and the Goat, Little Goat, Duck Duck Goat), Sarah Grueneberg (Monteverde) and Fabio Viviani (Bar Siena, Siena Tavern) with the thrill of an instant hit eatery in an ultra-competitive Chicago market.

Selva

Billing itself as a "secluded sanctuary on top of The Emily Hotel," Selva is where you want to be on a summer night.

Atelier

Atelier under Chef Christian Hunter has quickly risen to become one of the city's very best places to eat and drink.

S.K.Y. Restaurant Chicago

Located in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, S.K.Y. is the first restaurant from Chef Stephen Gillanders, who previously worked with chef Jean Georges Vongerichten for 10 years.

Just Turkey - Kenwood

Casual counter-serve space, part of a small chain, serving turkey-based burgers, "ribs" & barbecue.

Adorn

Adorn at the Four Seasons is a lively new restaurant from James Beard award-winning Chef Jonathon Sawyer, serving exceptional food and full of surprises.

Aster Hall

Lettuce Entertain You's former food court has been transformed into a trendy food hall, courtesy of Brendan Sodikoff's Hogsalt Hospitality (Au Cheval, Maude's Liquor Bar, Doughnut Vault).

The J. Parker

The 13th floor is nothing but good vibes as J. Parker is the only bar in the city overlooking beautiful Lincoln Park. There are also nice views of the lakefront, which especially come in handy during the Chicago Air & Water Show weekend. You'll find it atop Hotel Lincoln, and it’s open yearround.

The Ruin Daily

Laid-back daytime cafe serving inventive sandwiches, coffee & pastries, plus cocktails & beer.

Real Good River North

Fort Willow

Indigenous flavors and spices converge at Fort Willow; a journey for the senses set amid the nostalgia of a reimagined childhood tree fort.

Machine: Engineered Dining & Drink

From the team behind Headquarters Beercade comes this highly ambitious project combining global fare, high-concept cocktails and an in-house floral program.

Boqueria

Boqueria brings the lively, spirit-filled atmosphere of Barcelona-style tapas bars

Bellemore

Another notable product of Boka Restaurant Group (Boka, Girl & The Goat, GT Prime, etc.), Bellemore aims to be yet another shining star in the West Loop corridor.

Umami Burger - West Loop

WhirlyBall

Everything from elevated bar fare and an impressive craft beer selection to laser tag, bowling, and whirlyball are present and accounted for at WhirlyBall's massive new Bucktown facility.

En Passant

En Passant offers "Old World Comfort Food," with a menu that includes such simple things as a Grilled Cheese (with several cheeses: fantastic) as well as "fancier" dishes like Black Sesame Glazed Halibut and Duck Confit & Apricot Terrine.

MANA food bar

A hip vegetarian restaurant in Wicker Park owned by the team behind the now-shuttered Sushi Wabi. Most of the items on the globally inspired menu come in two sizes.

Foodease Market

It's a wine bar, retail store and everything in between. FoodEase also offers an expansive list of wines by the glass, including red and white on tap.

Milk & Honey Cafe

One of Wicker Park's favorite breakfast and lunch hangouts, Milk & Honey is woman owned and attracts the stroller set during the earlier hours for locally made granola, pastries and sandwiches.

Blind Barber

Part barbershop, part speakeasy, part restaurant, Blind Barber is one of the most unique concepts taking shape in the West Loop. The bar comes from New York City, where the idea to mix a barbershop by day with a bar and eatery by night was born. The company set its sights on red-hot Fulton Market for expansion to Chicago, where they'll offer the same slick barbershop motif along with bracing cocktails and a menu hinged on neoteric takes on comfort food, like gourmet grilled cheese.

Time Out Market Chicago

Nineteen of some of Chicago's most notable culinary artists have been tapped to participate in the Time Out Market, located in Fulton Market, with permanent stalls.

Offshore

Hull-House Kitchen: Re-thinking Soup

Weekly on Tuesdays, the historic Hull House hosts a pay-what-you-can lunch of homemade soup and organic bread with discussion of sustainable agriculture and nutrition. The third tuesday of every month features the "Soup Soap Box," with an open-mike opportunity to share projects, opinions, and visions for the future of food. The program takes a hiatus now and then, so check before planning to attend.

Bar at the Peninsula Chicago

Located on the terrace level of Peninsula Chicago, Z Bar overlooks the Magnificent Mile. The cocktail lounge is a luxurious experience, offering upscale, unique cocktails, a raw bar and an occasional celebrity sighting.

The Purple Pig

The Purple Pig is a Mediterranean wine bar helmed by chef/partner Jimmy Bannos Jr. The restaurant offers cheese, swine, and wine, among other standout dishes,

Pasteur

What's old is new all over again. The iconic French-Vietnamese restaurant reopened in 2012 after a five-year hiatus with original chef Dan Nguyen at the helm.

Cafe Integral

NYC-based importer and roaster of fine Nicaraguan micro lots. Locally roasted, personally sourced coffees from some of the hardest working growers in the world.

G&O

The team that brought you The Aberdeen Tap have opened their second location, G & O, in February of 2014. Located at 459 N. Ogden Ave, (corner of Grand and Ogden). Formally a West Town gas/service station, G & O features craft/classic cocktails, craft/local beer, in-house liquor infusions, house batched cocktails, wine and a constant rotation of smaller batch beer on tap.

LondonHouse

Mad Social

New American fare with global influences, plus creative cocktails, served in rustic-chic digs.

Pompette

Billed as “Buck Town’s newest all-day neighborhood café and wine spot,” Pompette stands out in one of Chicago's most competitive, and undeniably hip, neighborhoods.

Revival Food Hall

This massive collective from the team behind 16" On Center (Longman & Eagle, The Promontory, Punch House, Moneygun) plays up some of Chicago's top original concepts. Miniature versions of 15 restaurants are situated in a 24,000-square-foot marketplace called Revival Food Hall, which is on the ground floor of The National, a restoration of a historic 1907 Daniel Burnham-designed 20-story building.

Lockwood Restaurant and Bar

On the lobby level of the historic Palmer House Hilton, Lockwood offers contemporary cuisine rooted in French and Italian traditions. In the Lockwood Bar, Chef Joe Rose plans to bring a brasserie-type feel with seafood platters and a French-inspired menu.

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Baptiste & Bottle

Perched high above the Magnificent Mile shopping district, Baptiste & Bottle is situated on the 20th floor of luxury hotel property Conrad Chicago. It's the second restaurant by famed chef Richard Sandoval, who is also behind Latinicity in the Loop.

MAK

"Simply good food" is the mantra at this quick service Modern Asian Kitchen, where quality Chinese food is the name of the game.

Kaiser Tiger

Sausage, bacon, and beer is the ethos at this West Loop meat Mecca. The sprawling bar and restaurants boasts a large outdoor space for al fresco dining and drinking, with a menu loaded with decadent comfort foods.

Free Rein

"Food shouldn’t have to be complicated to be delicious." - Free Rein Executive Chef Kristine Subido

Pigtail

Pigtail is a bar/restaurant that serves incredible PIG-oriented edibles and cockTAILs. Get it?!

Joe's Imports

Joe Fiely, operating partner and wine director for Francesca’s Restaurant Group, has traded doughnuts for fine wines at this space once occupied by his Glazed & Infused pastry shop. His namesake restaurant in the Fulton Market District showcases his passion for vino and globally influenced fare.

Randolph Tavern

Those looking for an all-purpose restaurant pre- or post-theater can head to Randolph Tavern, which pretty much serves every type of cuisine. From Latin-inspired dishes to a juicy filet, the menu offers a wide variety of choices likely to make everyone in the group happy. And because it caters to the theater crowd, it aims to have you in and out just in time for showtime.

Skylark

One of Vince Vaughn's favorite hangs that was also featured in "The Breakup."

Fulton Market Kitchen

Tanta

Famed Peruvian chef/restaurateur Gaston Acurio--who boasts more than 30 restaurants around the globe--brought his brand to Chicago in 2013.

Nando's Peri-Peri

This South African based chain of rotisserie chicken restaurants has taken Chicago by storm, starting with an outpost in the West Loop, followed by others in the Loop, Streeterville, Lincoln Park, and beyond. Flame-grilled poultry is in abundance, along with other eclectic sides and drinks.

Punch Bowl Social - West Loop

Punch Bowl Social cultivates an eclectic approach to the new concept of "eat-ertainment." In a design-forward environment described as “dirty modern,” Punch Bowl Social effectively combines a diner-inspired scratch-kitchen, craft beverages, and classic parlor-style entertainment that will turn your date night into a shuffleboard showdown and your bowling buds into chicken ‘n’ waffle connoisseurs.

Mesa Urbana

Mesa Urbana, located in a peaceful Lincoln Park neighborhood, brings together world cuisines -- French, Asian, Mediterranean, India and Latin American -- with a menu of outstanding dishes that honor culinary traditions while innovating on traditional dishes with tasteful creativity.

VU Rooftop Bar

Located just south of the South Loop, and adjacent to McCormick Place, VU Rooftop Bar gives guests a great view of Chicago's outstanding skyline.

The Violet Hour

An obsession with customized ice, no cell phones and low-key sounds is this stylish speakeasy's claim to fame. Also its dedication to a well-crafted cocktail, whether classic or contemporary.

Arbella

The clubby little sister to Tanta, Arbella is two doors down from the celebrated Peruvian-inspired restaurant. Nightly, it features popular local deejays, who spin deep house and Latin beats as guests sip on exotic craft cocktails.

Super Fat Rice Mart

The award-winning Fat Rice from Abraham Conlon and Adrienne Lo has transformed permanently into Super Fat Rice Mart, which offers Portuguese and Asian specialties.

The Kitchen American Bistro

The Kitchen American Bistro aims to take the communal-dining concept one step further in what they've dubbed "community through food." The downtown Boulder, Colo.-based restaurant opened in 2004 and brought an outpost to Chicago in 2014.

Steadfast

Steadfast brings an innovative, ultra-seasonal, chef-driven restaurant concept from The Fifty/50 Group to The Kimpton Gray Hotel. Through collaboration between Executive Chef Christopher Davies and Executive Pastry Chef Christopher Teixeira, an adventurous menu blends seasonality and creativity with balanced characteristics of the two talented chefs.

Beatnik

Beatnik is a cocktail bar and restaurant that offers guests lush interiors, opulent décor and old-world elegance.

Elizabeth

This "tickets only" restaurant is owned by Iliana Regan, a talented, self-taught chef who gained a solid following after hosting a number of underground dinners at her North Side home.